Is Mulvane, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Sumner

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-01-01 → 1995-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-12-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-12-01 → 2002-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0371 µg/L	2/2	2025

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	464 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 710 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	4.45 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	35/63	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	3155 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3200 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	21.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	24.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	10.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	52.95 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 56 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	31.95 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 32 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	18/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0029 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2024
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	110 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	9.57 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 9.9 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	2.97 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	11.11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	3/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.64 pCi/L 33% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.7 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2016
Fluoride	606.5 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 610 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	1.4 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COY, JACOB
Phone: 316-777-9532
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Mulvane, City of

Is Mulvane, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Mulvane, City of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Mulvane, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Mulvane, City of serve?

Mulvane, City of reports serving 6,587 people in Kansas, per its EPA record.

Has Mulvane, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 41 violations on file for Mulvane, City of, of which 8 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.